first trip, what a nightmare

[texas69truck]

Finally got my truck up and running and my first trip was from austin to san marcos, about 30 miles. The alt. wasnt charging and it kept dying so after 4 hrs at the autozone i finally had the problem fixed and made it the rest of the way without a problem. Looking back i should have budgeted more time for acouple test drives around home first but o well. Thanks for everyones help, this was my first build up and although its not done i think it came out pretty nice. Ill try and post some pics tommorow.

[shifty]

Congrats Be thankful it was something so small that went wrong

[low'n slow]

Nothing beats the 1st drive. Congrats!

[krue]

Congrats on being mobile!

[GREASEMONKEY72]

hey atlest you got to drive it right????....hahaha....but congrats on getting it this far and cant wait to see the pictures

[ghackett1]

Congrats Texas69 on that first ride! Yea, in the future take lots of little down the street test drives first. Then gradually you go a little further until you are sure you get all the bugs out. We all get bugs when we build a car or truck its just part of it.

[Chevy_Man]

There is nothing that beats that first drive on the truck that you built up even with problems...Yeah you right maybe take some more time and drive not so far...But i think i would be the same way...Good luck on the truck...

[texascowboy593]

Congrats!

[RicksTrucks]

What did it turn out to be. My 70 flatbed just started not charging up, but when I took the alternator in for a check, it checked out fine. But when I pull the positive cable, the truck dies. I think it may be one of the wires going from the alt to the battery or a grounding wire. Would be interested in what you found out.